The Perfect Headphone Amp - does it Exist ? - Page 2

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Originally Posted by maddog07 

I'm not looking to debate engineering philosophies about what does or does not belong in the signal path, nor the effects of switches, relays, resistors, capacitors on the signal - of course they have an effect!  And in this case, I'm hoping for a postive affect!  I'm just wondering if there are other like-minded folks out there who may have already been down this path with similar goals in mind and who would like to share their journey and find out where they ended up.  I have faith there's something out there already built that would meet my requirements... there simply has to be!
 

Ask and it shall be given you. Of course, it needs a wee bit of update on opamps, but the other toys are intact. Spent hours playing with one at a DFW meet.

I think that the most one could realistically hope for would be to combine the preamp features of something like the integrated Leben that performs so well with headphones (and speakers, optionally), with the sound-tailoring possibilities of the Phonitor. Other than a balanced circuit option for those that desire it, I can't think of any other useful features other than the afore-mentioned remote control. And of course tons of raw power with separate gain and impedance controls.